Marquette women’s basketball (6-2) cruised to a wire-to-wire 78-57 victory over the Illinois State Redbirds (5-4) Sunday at the Al McGuire Center.
It all started with a smothering defensive effort, by holding the Redbirds to just seven first quarter points, while jumping out to a 13-point advantage at the end of the period. From there, Marquette’s lead only continued to grow behind a balanced scoring attack, piloted by sophomore forward Skylar Forbes, as it secured their fourth straight victory at the Al McGuire Center by 16 or more points, while also extending their win streak to six consecutive games.